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Funny story: Showing support at the Olympics? There's an app for that

Showing support at the Olympics? There's an app for that

In order to show support at the Olympics, it's been necessary to buy a flag for each country supported, but no longer. Lancashire applelet design company, App-N, have launched the iFlag. "I couldn't get tickets for the Olympics," said App World! e...

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Funny story: Want to smooch? There's an app for that

Want to smooch? There's an app for that

For iPhone users, Vision Time has been an invaluable app, allowing lovers separated by thousands of miles to see and talk to each other (as long as both are on WiFi, using unlimited data plans and have purchased the premium version - other video phon...

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Funny story: Need to detonate a bomb? There's an app for that

Need to detonate a bomb? There's an app for that

Syrian App company, Kaboom, have launched their first, and possibly last applelet, for the iPhone: uXB. "A lot of people don't realise," said App World! editor Mac Buck, "that using a mobile phone to detonate a bomb is much harder than they make i...

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Funny story: Kids listening to your MP3s? There's an app for that

Kids listening to your MP3s? There's an app for that

With modern cars, such as the iKia, coming with iPhone docks integrating the iPhone into the car's music and navigation systems, drivers with kids are faced with a stark reality: either select all of the songs that are 'safe' for kids to listen to an...

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Funny story: Do people not know you're joking? There's an app for that

Do people not know you're joking? There's an app for that

My Way Apps have released an app that is set to take the Frivolous App Market by storm, iWink. "This is fantastic," said App World! editor, Mac Buck. "For years I have suffered with people not realising I'm being sarcastic or joking. My cutting w...

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Funny story: Need a dice? There's an app for that

Need a dice? There's an app for that

The app that board games and bored commuters have been waiting for, has finally been released by Random Apps of Luton. The world's first shake and slide applelet, iDice, has hit the iStore. "Brilliant, utterly brilliant," said App World! editor, M...

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Funny story: Celebrity look-a-like? There's an app for that

Celebrity look-a-like? There's an app for that

Have people said you look like Stephen Merchant? Dr Phil Hammond? Or less polite, have they said you look like one of the heroin addicts from Trainspotting? Now it is possible to reciprocate, and find the celebrity that people look most like using th...

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Funny story: Suck at pub quizzes? There's an app for that

Suck at pub quizzes? There's an app for that

Combining technology from several different applelets, Alien Apps have cracked the problem of the pub quiz. "The starting point is Siri," said Mac Buck, editor of App World!. "Siri can work out what kind of question it is. I didn't know what a pub...

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Funny story: Lost your city? There's an app for that

Lost your city? There's an app for that

If only the Apple iPhone had been around three thousand years ago, the people of Atlantis could have taken advantage of the latest applelet from French App designers, Le App. Called Applantis, the app monitors the world's network of seismographs a...

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Funny story: Are you a fan of The Only Way is Essex? There's an app for that

Are you a fan of The Only Way is Essex? There's an app for that

The producers of The Only Way Is Essex have released their own applelet for the iPhone called the iJazzle. "I downloaded this app," said App World! editor, Mac Buck. "I've got to be honest and say: uh?" The app applies pictures of diamonds to e...

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Funny story: Prenatal Brain Training? There's an app for that

Prenatal Brain Training? There's an app for that

Parents want their children to grow up super intelligent, despite the bullying that will ensue at school. Although there is no scientific evidence that brain training games allow people to be better at anything other than brain training games, it is...

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Funny story: On a diet but like food? There's an app for that

On a diet but like food? There's an app for that

App World! editor, Max Buck has known for some time that he's had to lose weight. "I've gained a few pounds since my divorce," he said. "It's mainly because I only ever eat at Cheeze Wheeze now." Fortunately, help is at hand in the form of a ne...

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Funny story: Need somewhere to put a tea tray? There's a lap for that

Need somewhere to put a tea tray? There's a lap for that

Gone are the days when mobile phones were large enough to rest a tea tray on, although the iPhone 5 is rumoured to be as large as a minivan. The modern consumer needs somewhere to put their tea tray whilst they eat their meal and watch television.

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Funny story: Lost and don't know where you are? There's a map for that

Lost and don't know where you are? There's a map for that

The latest patent from the British company Ordnance Survey has rocked the electronics world with it's ruggedness, versatility and ease of use for locating a location or finding a route to somewhere. "OS have come up with this incredible concept,"...

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